Prodigy (comics)

Prodigy is a comic book series created by writer Mark Millar and artist Rafael Albuquerque, and published by Image Comics. The title was announced near the end of 2018 as the second comic book collaboration between Mark Millar and Netflix,[1] after the company acquired the Millarworld imprint of creator-owned titles in the summer of 2017,[2] and to be adapted as a film exclusive to the streaming service, along with other of the imprint's comic book series. It ran for six issues from December 2018 to June 2019, and a trade paperback collecting the series was released the following month.

Prodigy
Cover of the first trade paperback. Art by Ozgur Yildirim.
Publication information
PublisherImage Comics
ScheduleMonthly
Publication dateDecember 2018 – June 2019
No. of issues6
Creative team
Written byMark Millar
Artist(s)Rafael Albuquerque
Letterer(s)Peter Doherty
Colorist(s)Marcelo Maiolo
Editor(s)Rachael Fulton
Collected editions
The Evil EarthISBN 1-5343-1236-6

Plot summary

Edison Crane's not content being the world's smartest man and most successful businessman – his brilliant mind needs to be constantly challenged. He is a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, genius composer, Olympic athlete, an expert in the occult, and now international governments are calling on him to fix problems they just cannot handle.

Collected editions
Volume # Title Collected material Release date ISBN
1 The Evil Earth Prodigy #1–6 July 2019 978-1534312364

Netflix adaptation

In the summer of 2017, Netflix acquired Mark Millar's comic book publishing company Millarworld, and the next summer, announced that it had greenlit two series based on Jupiter's Legacy and American Jesus, and three films based on Empress, Huck and Sharkey The Bounty Hunter.[3]

In June 2018, Mark Millar announced the release of The Magic Order,[4] the first comic book series under the Millarworld imprint ever since Netflix acquired the publisher, and in November of the same year, announced Prodigy, one month before the release of the first issue, with both being considered to be adapted as an episodic series and a feature film respectively.

References
  1. Patten, Dominic (2018-11-05). "'Prodigy': First Look At Netflix & Mark Millar's Very Smart Comic Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  2. Lodderhose, Diana (2017-08-07). "Netflix Acquires 'Kingsman' & 'Kick-Ass' Comic Publisher Millarworld". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  3. Andreeva, Nellie (2018-07-17). "Netflix Greenlights 2 TV Series & 3 Films Based On Mark Millar Works Including 'Jupiter's Legacy', 'Empress' & 'Huck'". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  4. Patten, Dominic (2018-06-08). "Netflix & Mark Millar's 'The Magic Order' Comic Hits Near 20-Year Pre-Order High". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
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